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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7801a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Change the preset brushes displayed in the panel</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eca"><h1 class="topictitle1">Save a set of preset brushes as a library</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eea"><h1 class="topictitle1">Rename a preset brush</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eda"><h1 class="topictitle1">Delete a preset brush</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>You can manage libraries of preset brushes
to keep your brushes organized and to make available only the brushes
you need for a project.</p>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7801a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7801a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change the preset brushes displayed in the panel</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>To load a library of preset brushes,
choose one of the following from the Brush Preset picker menu or
Brushes panel menu:</span><ul><li><p>Load Brushes to add a library to the current
list. Select the library file you want to use, and click&#160;Load.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Replace Brushes to replace the current list with
a different library. Select the library file you want to use, and
click Load.</p>
</li>
<li><p>A library file (displayed at the bottom of the panel
menu). Click&#160;OK to replace the current list, or click Append
to append the current list.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To return to the default library of preset brushes, choose
Reset Brushes from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes panel
menu. You can either replace the current list or append the default
library to the current list. </span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>You can also use the Preset Manager to
load and reset brush libraries. </div>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eca" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eca"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Save a set of preset brushes as a library</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose Save Brushes from the Brush Preset
picker menu or Brushes panel menu.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose a location for the brush library, enter a file
name, and click Save. </span> <p>You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place
the library file in the Presets/Brushes folder in the default preset
location, the library name will appear at the bottom of the Brush
Preset picker menu and Brushes panel menu after you restart Photoshop.</p>
<p>You
can also use the Preset Manager to rename, delete, and save libraries
of preset brushes. For more information, see <a href="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74b0a.html">Work with the Preset Manager</a>. </p>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eea" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eea"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Rename a preset brush</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Do one of the following:</p>
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<ul><li><span>Select a brush in the Brush Preset picker
or Brushes panel, and choose Rename Brush from the panel menu. Enter
a new name for the brush, and click&#160;OK. </span></li>
<li><span>If the Brushes panel is set to display brushes as thumbnails,
double-click a brush, enter a new name, and click&#160;OK.</span></li>
<li><span>If the Brushes panel is set to display brushes as a list
or text only, double-click a brush, enter a new name inline, and
press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eda" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77eda"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Delete a preset brush</h3><div><ul><li><span>In the Brush Preset picker
or Brushes panel, select a brush, and choose Delete Brush from the
panel menu. </span></li>
<li><span>In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes panel, Alt-click
(Windows) or Option-click (Mac&#160;OS) the brush you want to
delete.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Brushes panel, select a brush and click the Delete
icon&#160;<img src="images/P_Delete_Sm_N.png" />, or
drag a brush to the Delete icon.</span></li>
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